SECURITIES / DERIVATIVES

Market Infrastructure

MAS Identifies Priority Areas for Equities Market Review Group

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/08/2024

The review group has identified the areas of focus for its two workstreams and pledged to announce recommendations in phases.

Securities / Derivatives

US SEC Charges Chinese Asset Manager and CEO with Fraud

By Nithya Subramanian | 29/08/2024

The SEC accused QZ Asset Management, QZ Global, and CEO Blake Yeung of using false claims about their investments to defraud investors.

Market Infrastructure

ASIC Revises Trade Reporting Rules to Adopt February Proposals

By Manesh Samtani | 29/08/2024

ASIC will adopt the ‘nexus’ test to determine the scope of foreign entity reporting and remove alternative reporting.

Crypto / Digital Assets

CME to Launch Weekly Bitcoin Futures on 30 September

By Editors | 29/08/2024

The new contracts will be cash-settled at 4pm New York time every Friday to help investors mitigate weekend price moves.

Enforcement

Austal and Australian Parent Settle US Fraud Charges for $24m

By Editors | 28/08/2024

Austal manipulated its financial results to avoid falling short of analyst expectations and mislead shareholders, the SEC and DOJ said.

ESG / Sustainability

Vietnam to Pilot Carbon Credit Exchange in 2025

By Mark Johnston | 28/08/2024

HNX and VSD are asked to launch a pilot carbon credit exchange in 2025, to help Vietnam achieve its net-zero emissions by 2050.

Enforcement

Thailand Vows Stronger Action Against Capital Market Crime

By Nithya Subramanian | 28/08/2024

AMLO, SEC and SET signed an MOU agreeing to collaborate in the fight against illegal securities trading activities.

Securities / Derivatives

HKEX Appoints Capital Markets Veteran to Drive IPO Activity

By Manesh Samtani | 28/08/2024

Former Nomura managing director Johnson Chui will take up a new role at HKEX as Head of Global Issuer Services.

Securities / Derivatives

Alibaba Converts HK Shares to Gain Stock Connect Inclusion

By Editors | 28/08/2024

Inclusion in Stock Connect is expected to provide a boost to Alibaba’s shares as well as the Hong Kong market as a whole.